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Diseases of the Geyiital Organs 



3. Malignant New-Growths of the Female Genitalia 



Malignant tumors of the female genital organs, generally 

 very rare, are most often seen in the vulva and ovary. I 

 have observed but one case of malignant tumor of the 

 uterus — that one case in the bitch (see Fig. 65). The 

 malignant growth involved the entire genital tube, but 

 was apparently most advanced in the uterus. The symp- 

 toms consisted of a profuse, fetid, purulent discharge from 

 the vulva, with swelling and obstruction of the lumen of the 

 genital passage. When discovered, it was inoperable. 



FlG. 65 Sarcoma of Genital Tract. Bitch. 



/, Rectum ; z, left oviduct ; ,\ ovary ; /. uterus ; 5, vagina ; 



c>, urinary bladder. 



I have seen two clinical cases of ovarian carcinoma 

 of the cow. The first (see Fig. 67) was in a pedigreed 

 Holstein heifer which had proven sterile. Upon rectal pal- 

 pation the right ovary was found to be enormously enlarged. 



